Display device

Abstract

A display device includes a display area including a first pixel area, in which pixels including subpixels of a first arrangement structure are disposed, and a second pixel area, in which pixels including subpixels of a second arrangement structure are disposed, a panel driver which provides a driving signal to the display area, and a data processor which converts first image data to second image data, where the first image data corresponds to the boundary subpixel of a first boundary pixel located adjacent to the second pixel area, among the pixels of the first pixel area, and the boundary subpixel of a second boundary pixel adjacent to the first boundary pixel, among the pixels of the second pixel area. The data processor determines the boundary subpixels of the first and second boundary pixels based on boundary types indicating positional relationships between the first and second boundary pixels.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A display device comprising:
 a display panel comprising a first pixel area including subpixels of a first pixel arrangement, and a second pixel area including subpixels of a second pixel arrangement different from the first pixel arrangement, wherein the second pixel area overlaps a sensor disposed below the display panel to receive light passing through the second pixel area, and the first pixel area is disposed peripheral to the second pixel area; 
 a processor to convert first image data to second image data, wherein the first image data corresponds to at least one of the subpixels of the first pixel area adjacent to the second pixel area, and at least one of the subpixels of the second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area; and 
 a display driver to provide driving signals to the display panel based on the second image data, 
 wherein each of the subpixels of the second pixel area is larger than each of the subpixels of the first pixel area. 
 
     
     
       2. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to perform dimming for the first image data to lower luminance of the at least one of the subpixels of the first pixel area adjacent to the second pixel area and to lower luminance of the at least one of the subpixels of the second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area. 
     
     
       3. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the second pixel area has a resolution lower than a resolution of the first pixel area. 
     
     
       4. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the second pixel area has an aperture ratio greater than an aperture ratio of the first pixel area. 
     
     
       5. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the subpixels of the first pixel area adjacent to the second pixel area comprises first edge subpixels located at an edge of the first pixel area adjacent to the second pixel area, and
 wherein the at least one of the subpixels of the second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area comprises second edge subpixels located at an edge of the second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area. 
 
     
     
       6. The display device of  claim 5 , wherein first data signals supplied to the first edge subpixels according to the first image data have grayscales lower than grayscales of second data signals supplied to other ones of the subpixels of the first pixel area according to an input image data the same as the first image data, and
 wherein the driving signals comprise the first data signals and the second data signals. 
 
     
     
       7. The display device of  claim 5 , wherein first data signals supplied to the second edge subpixels according to the first image data have grayscales lower than grayscales of second data signals supplied to other ones of the subpixels of the second pixel area according to an input image data the same as the first image data, and
 wherein the driving signals comprise first data signals and second data signals. 
 
     
     
       8. The display device of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the first pixel area comprises first pixels including the subpixels of the first pixel arrangement; 
 the second pixel area comprises second pixels including the subpixels of the second pixel arrangement; 
 at least one of the first pixels located at the edge of the first pixel area comprises the first edge subpixels; and 
 at least one of the second pixels located at the edge of the second pixel area comprises the second edge subpixels. 
 
     
     
       9. The display device of  claim 8 , wherein a distance between the first pixels is less than a distance between the second pixels. 
     
     
       10. The display device of  claim 8 , wherein a distance between one of the first edge subpixels and one of the second edge subpixels is less than a distance between the second pixels. 
     
     
       11. The display device of  claim 8 , wherein a distance between one of the first edge subpixels and one of the second edge subpixels is greater than a distance between the first pixels. 
     
     
       12. The display device of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the first pixels comprise a third pixel including a first subpixel and a second subpixel, and a fourth pixel including a third subpixel and a fourth subpixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel being alternately arranged; 
 the first subpixel is configured to display a first color of light, the second subpixel and the fourth subpixel are configured to display a second color of light, and the third subpixel is configured to display a third color of light, and 
 the first color of light, the second color of light, and the third color of light are different from each other. 
 
     
     
       13. The display device of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the second pixels each comprises a fifth subpixel, a sixth subpixel and a seventh subpixel to display different colors of light from each other; and 
 wherein the fifth, sixth, and seventh subpixels have sizes greater than sizes of the first, second, third, and fourth subpixels. 
 
     
     
       14. The display device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first pixel area comprises first subpixel units including the subpixels of the first pixel area and first transistors; 
 the second pixel area comprises second subpixel units including the subpixels of the second pixel area and second transistors; 
 the subpixels of the first pixel area each has a first light-emission area; and 
 the subpixels of the second pixel area each has a second light-emission area. 
 
     
     
       15. A display device comprising:
 a display panel comprising first pixels including first subpixels in a first pixel area and second pixels including second subpixels in a second pixel area, wherein the second pixel area overlaps a sensor disposed below the display panel to receive light passing through the second pixel area, and the first pixel area is disposed peripheral to the second pixel area; 
 a processor to convert first image data to second image data, wherein the first image data corresponds to at least one of the first subpixels of a first edge pixel of the first pixels and at least one of the second subpixels of a second edge pixel of the second pixels; and 
 a display driver to provide driving signals to the display panel based on the second image data, 
 wherein: 
 the first edge pixel is located at an edge of the first pixel area adjacent to the second pixel area; 
 the second edge pixel is located at an edge of the second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area; and 
 each of the second subpixels is larger than each of the first subpixels in the unit area. 
 
     
     
       16. The display device of  claim 15 , further comprising a storage medium to store pixel arrangement information,
 wherein the processor is configured to select at least one from the first subpixels of the first edge pixel and to perform dimming for the first image data to lower luminance of the selected first subpixel. 
 
     
     
       17. The display device of  claim 15 , further comprising a storage medium to store pixel arrangement information,
 wherein the processor is configured to select at least one from the second subpixels of the second edge pixel and to perform dimming for the first image data to lower luminance of the selected second subpixel. 
 
     
     
       18. The display device of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first pixels comprise first subpixel units including the first subpixels and first transistors; 
 the second pixels comprise second subpixel units including the second subpixels and second transistors; 
 the first subpixels each has a first light-emission area; and 
 the second subpixels each has a second light-emission area.